"Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation" is about creativity, one of the most cherished and mysterious manifestations of the human mind, and what it is in the human brain and its interaction with culture, that allows us to expand how we think about things, generate new knowledge, and to explore unchartered territories. Based on a growing body of scientific literature, Elkhonon Goldberg points to several brain structures and processes that are involved in the creative process: the frontal lobes, the right and left hemispheres and their respective contributions, subcortical…mehr
"Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation" is about creativity, one of the most cherished and mysterious manifestations of the human mind, and what it is in the human brain and its interaction with culture, that allows us to expand how we think about things, generate new knowledge, and to explore unchartered territories. Based on a growing body of scientific literature, Elkhonon Goldberg points to several brain structures and processes that are involved in the creative process: the frontal lobes, the right and left hemispheres and their respective contributions, subcortical structures, various biochemical systems, and intricate neural network processes that work in concert for the creative act to happen. To that end, he discusses the brain mechanisms of deciding what is important and what is not; of confronting cognitive novelty; and the marshalling of previously acquired knowledge to generate new insights culminating in a creative product.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD, ABPP, is a scientist, clinician, and educator. He is Director of Luria Neuroscience Institute and Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine. Goldberg is internationally renowned for his research in cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology. He has authored several widely acclaimed books which have been translated into many languages. He lectures worldwide. Goldberg is also a clinician with an active practice in neuropsychology.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1. THE AGE OF NOVELTY CHAPTER 2. THE NEUROMYTHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY From neuroorphans to neurofads "Bad and useless" Deconstructing innovation and creativity Multiple creativities CHAPTER 3. THE CONSERVATIVE BRAIN How we know what we know Mapping the world in the brain How language found its home "Isomorphic gradients" Dementia with a silver lining? CHAPTER 4. THE MERMAID AND THE LEGO MASTER (AND THE CAVE LION-MAN) How is a new idea born? Mechanics behind the metaphor - the macro view The working memory conundrum Phantoms in the brain - the micro view CHAPTER 5. IT IS ALL ABOUT SALIENCE! The salience circuit Salient default Salience, dopamine, and frontal arousal - or lack thereof Salience diluted Salience hijacked CHAPTER 6. THE INNOVATING BRAIN The novelty challenge Hemispheres misunderstood The novel and the routine Wired for novelty Driven by novelty Novelty overdrive CHAPTER 7. DIRECTED WANDERING AND THE INEFFABLE CREATIVE SPARK No monkey business The extreme frontal lobes Dorsolateral bistability: Inspiration and perspiration Lego master at work: creative perspiration Lego master at rest: creative inspiration? Not yet The brain's small world Directed mental wondering: The creative spark Iteration and selection CHAPTER 8. IS THE BABOON CREATIVE? Novelty in evolution Human development and animal creativity CHAPTER 9. THE CREATIVE MIND A few worthy feats Conform or not conform? The theory of mind's mixed blessing Creativity and intelligence A few worthy tests How bad is mad? Creating minds CHAPTER 10. THE CREATIVE BRAIN A few worthy brains Connectivity of creativity Life in a small world The advantages of having a coat The advantages of not having a coat Are "creativity genes" for real? CHAPTER 11. EPILOGUE: WHAT'S NEXT? Summing up and looking forward Consuming innovation Creating innovation CHAPTER NOTES INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1. THE AGE OF NOVELTY CHAPTER 2. THE NEUROMYTHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY From neuroorphans to neurofads "Bad and useless" Deconstructing innovation and creativity Multiple creativities CHAPTER 3. THE CONSERVATIVE BRAIN How we know what we know Mapping the world in the brain How language found its home "Isomorphic gradients" Dementia with a silver lining? CHAPTER 4. THE MERMAID AND THE LEGO MASTER (AND THE CAVE LION-MAN) How is a new idea born? Mechanics behind the metaphor - the macro view The working memory conundrum Phantoms in the brain - the micro view CHAPTER 5. IT IS ALL ABOUT SALIENCE! The salience circuit Salient default Salience, dopamine, and frontal arousal - or lack thereof Salience diluted Salience hijacked CHAPTER 6. THE INNOVATING BRAIN The novelty challenge Hemispheres misunderstood The novel and the routine Wired for novelty Driven by novelty Novelty overdrive CHAPTER 7. DIRECTED WANDERING AND THE INEFFABLE CREATIVE SPARK No monkey business The extreme frontal lobes Dorsolateral bistability: Inspiration and perspiration Lego master at work: creative perspiration Lego master at rest: creative inspiration? Not yet The brain's small world Directed mental wondering: The creative spark Iteration and selection CHAPTER 8. IS THE BABOON CREATIVE? Novelty in evolution Human development and animal creativity CHAPTER 9. THE CREATIVE MIND A few worthy feats Conform or not conform? The theory of mind's mixed blessing Creativity and intelligence A few worthy tests How bad is mad? Creating minds CHAPTER 10. THE CREATIVE BRAIN A few worthy brains Connectivity of creativity Life in a small world The advantages of having a coat The advantages of not having a coat Are "creativity genes" for real? CHAPTER 11. EPILOGUE: WHAT'S NEXT? Summing up and looking forward Consuming innovation Creating innovation CHAPTER NOTES INDEX
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